5 Common Mistakes of a First Draft

5 Common Mistakes of a First Draft

by T.M. Wallace

I remember the elation I felt upon completing my first draft. It had taken me hours to write – many momentous hours spent in the very different world I had created for my characters. My characters and I were now fast friends, having gone through so much together. We had explored new terrain and bravely fought the forces of evil. How could that first draft be anything less than a masterpiece of fine literature? Well, it could...